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... Palace Kate and Wills' helicopter was waiting to take them somewhere. There was a small crowd of people hoping to catch a glimpse of them. We waited for a few minutes but grew impatient and walked on. Obviously not dedicated royal watchers. We were joined by our friends Mike and Liz (from Sydney) for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed catching up and sharing family and travel stories. It was a wonderful way to finish a relaxing ...

... later. Today is predicted to be England's hottest ever July day at over 36degrees. We think that's no worries, we are Aussies and used to the heat. We head out by foot across nearby Hyde park and seek the shade of trees before finding a cafe in the public section of Kensington Palace. Not much relief here so we ply on and discover the Albert memorial and Royal Albert Hall. Our first real taste of ...

... was a separate band, troops and bag pipe extravaganza that was scheduled. Lots of music, fireworks and pagentry. and a million police guarding barricades, closing streets and restricting access. Sounds expensive! Becca's corner: The mozzarella salad we had for dinner. Hands down! Great flavors. Kilts again?!?: we saw about thirty in a Scottish bag pipe band parading ...

... and drove to Portsmouth.It was a beautiful day and the countryside looks wonderful,green and lush. We arrived at about 3.00 met the owner,parked the car and endeavoured to settle in. We are right on the beachfront and we overlook the beach and the local pier which is not operational currently. We have space to spread out and it is quintessentially British, quaint,comfortable and very well located. Portsmouth is the principal port ...

Australia Day night I went up to the rooftop of the Queen of Horton bar. They had a giant tee pee set up with a massive BBQ in the middle and wood chips on the floor. It was kind of like being outside :)